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Our history
A journey that dates back to the 13th century
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Klækken has a long and rich history going all the way back to the 14th century. Below you can read about some of the biggest events both in the area and at what is now the hotel.
Farm - Shuttle station - Bank premises - School hall - Hotel
Klækken Hotell has a long and sometimes dramatic history. What is today a hotel was originally one part of a farm, first mentioned in 1346 in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum. Here it says: "The Governor of Ringerrike, Thorgild Smidsson's Constable Halvard records testimony that Asleif paa Klekkin had mortgaged 2 Øresbol in Vestrin to Olof paa Skafberud and received land debt."
The Great Plague - Svartedauen
From Svartedauen (1348-49) and the following centuries, Klækken is mentioned in several written sources. It has had obviously been two Klæcken farms, in 1528 "Torben paa Klæcken and "Östen paa Klecken" sat, and one separates the farms on the name difference. In the past, it seems that people have talked about "Vestergården" and "Ostergården". Later they talked about Nordre and Søndre Klækken. The current Upper Klækken, "Gjestgivergården", later a hotel, was part of Søndre Klækken, which was separated in 1751.
The Great Nordic War
Klækken was once one of Ringerike's large farms. Colonel Løwen went under through this farm command of Charles the 12th and his Swedish dragoons to the meeting at Norderhov with Anna Colbjørnsdatter and the Norwegian forces in 1716. An encounter that was fatal for the Swedes, as Anna Colbjørnsdatter was very spandable with the liquor the night before the skirmish.
The hatch's hour of fate - 16 April 1940
The hatchery was also to become the scene of dramatic acts of war in the first days after the outbreak the 2nd World War on 9 April 1940. Here Captain Lorentz Brinch and his Norwegian forces fought a hopeless battle against advancing Germans on 16 April 1940. The Germans had tanks, like the Norwegian the forces did not have the opportunity to catch up with. A German plane also took part in the firing. The Norwegian the forces had to retreat before the German superiority. That day the then Klækken went Tourist hotel up in flames. Thanks to persistent and quick-witted efforts from good local patriots with connections in the building materials industry allowed Klækken to be rebuilt after the fire in 1940 in record time. In April the same year, the Norwegian forces fought a hopeless battle against the Germans. The hotel was rebuilt in November 1941, but was seized by the occupying power in May 1942 and used as a maternity home in connection with "The Lebensborn Project". It was not until 1945 that Klækken could be reopened as a hotel. And it's like a hotel The hatch has become better known for posterity.
The Carlsen family take over as owners
In 1969, the sisters sold Kronborg Klækken Hotell to Ruth and Finn Carlsen who later, together with his children Unni and Finn-Ove have developed it into one of the country's most professional courses and meeting hotels. Today it is Finn-Ove Carlsen and his wife Else Karine Pjåka Carlsen who own and operates Klækken Hotell. The combined indoor and outdoor swimming pavilion is still unique in Norway, and with the latest extension of the dining hall, emphasis has been placed on connecting the threads back to that old Klækken and the history it has lived through.
Our history
Klækken Hotell's history is long and exciting, stretching back to 1346.
Klækken was then one of Ringerike's large farms. In 1969, the Carlsen family bought the hotel, and developed it into one of the country's first course and conference hotels. Today it is Finn-Ove and his wife Else Karine Pjåka Carlsen who both own and operate Klækken Hotell.
Klækken has been used as a spare bank, county school and in 1833 the place was granted a guest accommodation licence. From 1928, the hotel has been run as a popular tourist hotel. During the war, the place was set on fire, rebuilt and then seized by the Germans and used as a maternity home. It was not until 1945 that Klækken could be reopened as a hotel.